Shotley Peninsula
Middle areaSouth east Babergh. 7,984 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 59 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 47% of people in Shotley Peninsula live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Shotley Peninsula
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shotley Peninsula at a rate of 32.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 45.6 per 1,000 people across Babergh.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 128 |
| Other crime | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Drug offences | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Shotley Peninsula compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Shotley Peninsula safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shotley Peninsula at a rate of 32.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 45.6 per 1,000 people across Babergh.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shotley Peninsula.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (128), other crime (40) and criminal damage and arson (30).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Babergh
These figures are published for the whole of Babergh, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Babergh and not Shotley Peninsula alone. See Babergh
Shotley Peninsula in brief
The median price paid for a home in Shotley Peninsula was £335,250 in 2025.
Shotley Peninsula had 7,595 usual residents at the census.
About 47% of people in Shotley Peninsula live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shotley Peninsula, 53.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.